Quito, Ecuador’s capital city, was our last stop. It’s said to be the second highest capital city in the world, after La Paz in Bolivia. However, given that La Paz isn’t officially a capital city, I guess that makes Quito…

Our final day in the Galapagos Islands was an active one. We hired bikes for $15 for the day complete with helmets and a tool kit (I’m still impressed with being given a tool kit!). Our destination was El Garrapatero…

Santa Cruz island is one of the biggest islands in the Galapagos. It’s also where you’ll find Peurto Ayora, the main base for tourists. We spent 8 nights in the Galapgos and got to know Peurto Ayora and Santa Cruz…

If you only visit one other island during a stay on Santa Cruz, it’d make it Isabela. Regardless of the two hour speed boat journey ($30 each way), which left everyone looking a bit green, the arrival at the port was…

I can’t quite believe it’s been three months since I was headed to Heathrow for South American adventures! It’s gone so quick. Too quick. I’m arriving back in Heathrow this afternoon where the next few weeks are going to be…

When we left Iquitos we spent the next 13 hours catching three different flights, all with various issues. By the time we reached the Galapagos we’d managed two hours sleep between airport floors and uncomfy plane seats We thought our…

Our boat journey took a little longer than we expected (even though we had still been prepared for quite a long trip!). Unfortunately this meant our time to travel deeper into the Amazon was limited. We didn’t let this stop…